IE Chris (FA20)

  Weekday: Oh boy oh boy oh boy. Alright now what's today? Monday?! Shoot this is going to be a long week. Hmm... alright so I don't need to go to campus today, but I have to practice, a couple Zoom meetings, and I teach today. Alright now homework and more Zoom meetings until midnight. Tuesday???!?!?!?! Oh boy gotta get up early to go to class OH GOD AM I PLAYING IN STUDIO THIS WEEK? Oh okay that studio performance wasn't terrible. More Zoom meetings and homework until midnight. Wednesday?? Hump Day! No campus today either, but I have to practice, attend Zoom meetings, drive a lot, go teach, and come back. Moderate homework. Thursday IT'S FRIDAY EVE is another early morning to go practice and go to class. Then i drive even more and go teach for a couple hours. Then I come home, pass out, and do homework. Friday is Lesson Day! I log on to Zoom where I meet with my major professor and we go over material for my recital! I usually frontload my work so that Fridays after 5...

Week 7 Tech Tip: Countdown Widget I followed the instructions and was able to create a countdown widget for my blog! I chose to set a countdown for my capstone senior recital, because that's definitely the most important thing I will do all semester!

[Author's Note: if you have not read my previous story from Week #5, Rama Goes to Therapy, should you definitely read that first before reading this story. Link available  here ]   Sita Goes to Therapy While the celebration of Rama's coronation as the King of Ayodha was a happy event for most, it would seem that not everybody in attendance was eating delicious food or imbibing delicious drinks. Sita sauntered in the corner, looking as upset as a dog that had been left out in the rain overnight. She glared at Rama and watched him as he casually chatted with the party guests. 'How could he be so frickin' happy?' she wondered.  "Maybe there's nothing wrong and he's just tired from the war? No, that can't be right. I could count the amount of words that he'd said to me since the raid on Lanka with my own two hands," she muttered. She continued to pace, her sad saunter turning into angry shuffling. "I have done NOTHING but be loyal to him a...

Mahabharata Reading Notes Part D link Sources used:  Arnold ,  Besant ,  Devee ,  Dutt ,  Ganguli ,  Kincaid ,  Macfie ,  Mackenzie ,  Nivedita ,  Seeger , and  Tagore . 61. Bhishma is killed in combat. His dying words call to restore unto Yudhisthira his kingdom and make thy peace with him, and let Pandavas and Kauravas be friends and comrades together.  62. Drona takes command of the army after Bhishma dies. Drona is set on killing Yudhishthir and takes him captive with his bow and sword and shield.  63. Jayadratha, who was sworn to be Yudhishthira's slave, ambushes Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna). The Pandavas attempt to rescue Abhimanyu, but to no avail. Abhimanyu dies. This news is deeply upsetting for Arjuna.  64. Arjuna calls a temporary truce so that he can mourn his son. Drona swears that he will kill Arjuna the next morning or die trying.  The truce is lifted at nightfall and combat resumes. Karna, using his ...

  Mahabharata Reading Notes Part C link Sources used:  Arnold ,  Besant ,  Devee ,  Dutt ,  Ganguli ,  Kincaid ,  Macfie ,  Mackenzie ,  Nivedita ,  Seeger , and  Tagore . 41. Life in exile in the forest isn't so great. But eventually Yudhishthira prays to the sun god and Surya gives them a copper pot that is always full of food.  42. Krishna visits the Pandavas in the forest. This upset Draupadi. Yudhishthira says that she should forgive and forget. Bhima says that "battle is the highest virtue". 43. Arjuna goes on another expedition alone. Here, he goes on a hunt and meets Shiva. Shiva gives him Gandiva, the divine bow.  44. Arjuna continues his solo trek and gains more divine weapons for his brothers. Arjuna clears out the city of Hiranyapura (as it was infested with demons and giants). 45. Indra promises Yudhishthira that he will reign in splendor over all men. The Pandavas reunite with Arjuna at the Himalayas. 46...